Abstract
Nowadays, the traditional orthodontic brace with 0.18 and 0.22 slots has various limitations. The slot, in combination with the wires, determines the strength. A 0.18 brace will take a wire of 0.18 height and 0.25 depth, and the 0.22 support will take a wire of 0.22 height and 0.25 depth. Depending on the phase, there are different techniques which use different diameters for certain modi…
